φαλάγγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φάλαγξ (phálanx, “phalanx, battle array”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον • (phălắngĭon) n (genitive φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου); second declension

  1. European black widow, malmignatte (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus)
    Synonym: ῥάξ (rháx)
  2. spiderwort (Gagea graeca)
  3. log or roller put under a ship

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον; τοῦ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
tò phălắngĭon 		τὼ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
tṑ phălăngĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
tằ phălắngĭă
Genitive τοῦ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου
toû phălăngĭ́ou 		τοῖν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οιν
toîn phălăngĭ́oin 		τῶν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ων
tôn phălăngĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ῳ
tōî phălăngĭ́ōi 		τοῖν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οιν
toîn phălăngĭ́oin 		τοῖς φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οις
toîs phălăngĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
tò phălắngĭon 		τὼ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
tṑ phălăngĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
tằ phălắngĭă
Vocative φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
phălắngĭon 		φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
phălăngĭ́ō 		φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
phălắngĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • φαλαγγιάω (phalangiáō)
  • φαλαγγιόδηκτος (phalangiódēktos)
  • φαλαγγιόπληκτος (phalangióplēktos)

Descendants

  • Greek: σφαλάγγι (sfalángi)
  • → Latin: phalangium
  • → Translingual: Phalangium

Further reading

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